What does literature tell us about the relationship between forest structural attributes and species richness in temperate forests? – A review

Challenges of and opportunities for protecting European soil biodiversity

(2022) Romy Zeiss et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Index of biodiversity potential (IBP) versus direct species monitoring in temperate forests

(2022) Laura Zeller et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Beetle diversity is higher in sunny forests due to higher microclimatic heterogeneity in deadwood

(2022) Ludwig Lettenmaier et al.   OECOLOGIA

Combined retention of large living and dead trees can improve provision of tree-related microhabitats in Central European montane forests

(2022) Andreea Petronela Spînu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Analyzing the effect of silvicultural management on the trade-off between stand structural heterogeneity and productivity over time

(2021) Laura Zeller et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Tree-related microhabitats and deadwood dynamics form a diverse and constantly changing mosaic of habitats in boreal old-growth forests

(2021) Maxence Martin et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

How sensitive are epiphytic and epixylic cryptogams as indicators of forest naturalness? Testing bryophyte and lichen predictive power in stands under different management regimes in the Białowieża forest

(2021) Janusz Czerepko et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Handbook of field sampling for multi-taxon biodiversity studies in European forests

(2021) Sabina Burrascano et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Animal diversity in beech forests – An analysis of 30 years of intense faunistic research in Hessian strict forest reserves

(2021) Alexander Schneider et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Structural changes in a primeval beech forest at the landscape scale

(2021) Jonas Stillhard et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Formerly managed forest reserves complement integrative management for biodiversity conservation in temperate European forests

(2020) Jan Leidinger et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Stand attributes or soil micro-environment exert greater influence than management type on understory plant diversity in even-aged oak high forests

(2020) Liping Wei et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Evaluating the effectiveness of retention forestry to enhance biodiversity in production forests of Central Europe using an interdisciplinary, multi‐scale approach

(2020) Ilse Storch et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Winter-Active Spider Fauna is Affected by Plantation Forest Type

(2020) Kapilkumar Ingle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey

(2020) Carsten F. Dormann et al.   BMC ECOLOGY

Heterogeneity–diversity relationships differ between and within trophic levels in temperate forests

(2020) Lea Heidrich et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Resolving the trade-off between production and biodiversity conservation in integrated forest management: comparing tree selection practices of foresters and conservationists

(2020) Hannes Cosyns et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Bark beetle infestation spots as biodiversity hotspots: Canopy gaps resulting from insect outbreaks enhance the species richness, diversity and abundance of birds breeding in coniferous forests

(2020) Fabian Przepióra et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

The living dead: acknowledging life after tree death to stop forest degradation

(2020) Simon Thorn et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Estimating retention benchmarks for salvage logging to protect biodiversity

(2020) Simon Thorn et al.   Nature Communications

Stakeholder perceptions, management and impacts of forestry conflicts in southern Sweden

(2020) Rikard Jakobsson et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Arthropod communities in fungal fruitbodies are weakly structured by climate and biogeography across European beech forests

(2019) Nicolas Friess et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Biodiversity along temperate forest succession

(2018) Torben Hilmers et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Effects of natural forest dynamics on vascular plant, bryophyte, and lichen diversity in primeval Fagus sylvatica forests and comparison with production forests

(2018) Stefan Kaufmann et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Independent effects of host and environment on the diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi

(2018) Franz-Sebastian Krah et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Diversity and forest productivity in a changing climate

(2018) Christian Ammer   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

LiDAR-derived canopy structure supports the more-individuals hypothesis for arthropod diversity in temperate forests

(2018) Jörg Müller et al.   OIKOS

Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of bird assemblages are oppositely associated to productivity and heterogeneity in temperate forests

(2018) Soyeon Bae et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Effect of forest management on temperate ant communities

(2018) Michael E. Grevé et al.   Ecosphere

Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality

(2018) Peter Manning et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Key ecological research questions for Central European forests

(2018) Christian Ammer et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features

(2018) Caterina Penone et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

How Soil Biota Drive Ecosystem Stability

(2018) Gaowen Yang et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services

(2018) María R. Felipe-Lucia et al.   Nature Communications

Effect of forest stand management on species composition, structural diversity, and productivity in the temperate zone of Europe

(2017) Jochen Dieler et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Overstorey dynamics controls plant diversity in age-class temperate forests

(2017) Karol Ujházy et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

The impact of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on regional biodiversity of multiple taxa in European beech forests

(2017) Peter Schall et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Biodiversity change is uncoupled from species richness trends: Consequences for conservation and monitoring

(2017) Helmut Hillebrand et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

It's a long way to the top: Plant species diversity in the transition from managed to old-growth forests

(2017) Sabina Burrascano et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Spontaneous restoration of epiphytic lichen biota in managed forests planted on habitats typical for temperate deciduous forest

(2016) Dariusz Kubiak et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Does neighbourhood tree diversity affect the crown arthropod community in saplings?

(2016) Nuri Nurlaila Setiawan et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Large beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees as ‘lifeboats’ for lichen diversity in central European forests

(2016) Jeňýk Hofmeister et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Patterns of plant species richness and composition in deciduous oak forests in relation to environmental drivers

(2016) M. Slezák et al.   COMMUNITY ECOLOGY

Differential short-term response of functional groups to a change in forest management in a temperate forest

(2016) Maarten de Groot et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Restoring hydrology and old-growth structures in a former production forest: Modelling the long-term effects on biodiversity

(2016) Adriano Mazziotta et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Effects of vegetation structure on the diversity of breeding bird communities in forest stands of non-native black pine ( Pinus nigra A.) and black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia L.) in the Czech Republic

(2016) Jan Hanzelka et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood

(2016) Sebastian Seibold et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Bat and bird diversity along independent gradients of latitude and tree composition in European forests

(2016) Yohan M. Charbonnier et al.   OECOLOGIA

Environmental drivers of the composition and diversity of the herb layer in mixed temperate forests in Hungary

(2016) Sára Márialigeti et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Dead wood quality influences species diversity of rare cryptogams in temperate broadleaved forests

(2016) Z Preikša et al.   iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry

Impact of Forest Management on Species Richness: Global Meta-Analysis and Economic Trade-Offs

(2016) Abhishek Chaudhary et al.   Scientific Reports

The effect of stand-level habitat characteristics on breeding bird assemblages in Hungarian temperate mixed forests

(2015) Zs. Mag et al.   COMMUNITY ECOLOGY

Value of old forest attributes related to cryptogam species richness in temperate forests: A quantitative assessment

(2015) Jeňýk Hofmeister et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Deciduous trees increase bat diversity at stand and landscape scales in mosaic pine plantations

(2015) Yohan Charbonnier et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Effects of forest management on bryophyte communities on deadwood

(2015) Jörg Müller et al.   NOVA HEDWIGIA

Effects of forest management on bird assemblages in the Bialowieza Forest, Poland

(2015) D Czeszczewik et al.   iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry

Arthropod diversity in pristine vs. managed beech forests in Transcarpathia (Western Ukraine)

(2015) Vasyl Chumak et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Drivers of herb-layer species diversity in two unmanaged temperate forests in northern Spain

(2014) F. Sabatini et al.   COMMUNITY ECOLOGY

Effects of ecological continuity on species richness and composition in forests and woodlands: A review

(2014) Björn Nordén et al.   ECOSCIENCE

Effects of forest management on ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera; Carabidae , Staphylinidae ) in Central Europe are mainly mediated by changes in forest structure

(2014) Markus Lange et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Reprint of: Patterns and drivers of species composition of epiphytic bryophytes and lichens in managed temperate forests

(2014) Péter Ódor et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Biodiversity of most dead wood-dependent organisms in thermophilic temperate oak woodlands thrives on diversity of open landscape structures

(2014) Jakub Horak et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Wood resource and not fungi attract early-successional saproxylic species ofHeteroptera -an experimental approach

(2014) Sebastian Seibold et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

Vertical stratification of ichneumonid wasp communities: the effects of forest structure and life-history traits

(2014) Filippo Di Giovanni et al.   Insect Science

REVIEW: Can retention forestry help conserve biodiversity? A meta-analysis

(2014) Katja Fedrowitz et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Pattern and process in the largest primeval beech forest of Europe (Ukrainian Carpathians)

(2014) Martina L. Hobi et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Effects of tree and herb biodiversity on Diptera, a hyperdiverse insect order

(2014) Christoph Scherber et al.   OECOLOGIA

A review of the roles of forest canopy gaps

(2014) Adele Muscolo et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH

High plant species richness indicates management-related disturbances rather than the conservation status of forests

(2013) Steffen Boch et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

In search of the best local habitat drivers for saproxylic beetle diversity in temperate deciduous forests

(2013) C. Bouget et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Spruce monoculture establishment affects functional traits of soil microarthropod communities

(2013) Jitka Farská et al.   BIOLOGIA

Key features for saproxylic beetle diversity derived from rapid habitat assessment in temperate forests

(2013) C. Bouget et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Effects of forest management on the diversity of deadwood-inhabiting fungi in Central European forests

(2013) Stefan Blaser et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Richness of Lichen Species, Especially of Threatened Ones, Is Promoted by Management Methods Furthering Stand Continuity

(2013) Steffen Boch et al.   PLoS One

Factors influencing epiphytic bryophyte and lichen species richness at different spatial scales in managed temperate forests

(2012) Ildikó Király et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Dramatic diversity losses in epiphytic lichens in temperate broad-leaved forests during the last 150years

(2012) Markus Hauck et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

The impact of Norway spruce planting on herb vegetation in the mountain beech forests on two bedrock types

(2012) František Máliš et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Structure and diversity of a natural temperate sessile oak (Quercus petraea L.) – European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest

(2012) Any Mary Petritan et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Contrasting responses of epiphytic and dead wood-dwelling lichen diversity to forest management abandonment in silver fir mature woodlands

(2012) Juri Nascimbene et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Impact of silviculture on dead wood and on the distribution and frequency of tree microhabitats in montane beech-fir forests of the Pyrenees

(2011) Laurent Larrieu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Bird communities in hemiboreal old-growth forests: The roles of food supply, stand structure, and site type

(2011) Raul Rosenvald et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Effect of deadwood position on saproxylic beetles in temperate forests and conservation interest of oak snags

(2011) CHRISTOPHE BOUGET et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

Flawed Meta-Analysis of Biodiversity Effects of Forest Management

(2010) PANU HALME et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Biodiversity Differences between Managed and Unmanaged Forests: Meta-Analysis of Species Richness in Europe

(2010) YOAN PAILLET et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Diameter of downed woody debris does matter for saproxylic beetle assemblages in temperate oak and pine forests

(2010) Antoine Brin et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

The effects of stand structure on ground-floor bryophyte assemblages in temperate mixed forests

(2009) S. Márialigeti et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Tree diversity drives abundance and spatiotemporal β-diversity of true bugs (Heteroptera)

(2009) STEPHANIE SOBEK et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Epiphytic lichen diversity in central European oak forests: Assessment of the effects of natural environmental factors and human influences

(2009) David Svoboda et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Lichen diversity in temperate montane forests is influenced by forest structure more than climate

(2009) Christoph Moning et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Indicators for Monitoring Soil Biodiversity

(2009) A. Bispo et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Critical forest age thresholds for the diversity of lichens, molluscs and birds in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) dominated forests

(2008) Christoph Moning et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Partial cutting as a conservation alternative for oak (Quercus spp.) forest—Response of bryophytes and lichens on dead wood

(2008) Heidi Paltto et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Diversity and Decomposing Ability of Saprophytic Fungi from Temperate Forest Litter

(2008) Ariana Kubartová et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY